Alexander WongView profile
Assistant Professor
Alexander Wong is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at California State University, Chico. He holds a PhD from Florida Atlantic University (2016) and is located in Modoc Hall 119. His research focuses on self-concept, identity formation, and narrative psychology, exploring how identity shapes life goals, wellbeing, and social dynamics. Key topics include adverse childhood experiences, prejudice, gender studies, and attachment styles. His work combines quantitative and qualitative methods, with recent studies examining UFO sightings' psychological correlates, nonlinear dynamics in stress during menopause, and narrative identity measurement. Wong employs innovative techniques like cinematic self scales and regression graphics to analyze interpersonal emotion dynamics and resilience mechanisms. His research highlights identity's role in stabilizing self-perception during life transitions. No scientific awards are explicitly listed. While no student advisees are noted, his work engages with clinical, developmental, and social psychology applications. Research clusters include narrative identity validation, stress dynamics, and the intersection of self-concept with mental health outcomes. His interdisciplinary approach bridges personality psychology with social and clinical domains, addressing both theoretical and applied questions in modern psychological inquiry.
